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April 2025 Newsletter

Examining AI and medical liability Artificial Intelligence is transforming healthcare, but its integration poses a novel challenge: who is responsible if or when AI errors occur? The question of medical liability in AI-driven care has experts and attorneys debating...

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Weight loss medications via telehealth pose rising risk

Amid soaring patient demand for GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, primary care physicians (PCPs) are raising concerns about patient safety risks associated with third-party telehealth prescriptions of the new drugs. According to a recent survey...

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Examining AI and medical liability

Artificial intelligence (AI) is supposed to make errors less common. But what happens if it doesn’t? While AI can reduce medical errors, experts and malpractice attorneys say it could also cause them. And when a clinician using AI makes a mistake, it’s tough to answer...

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March 2025 Newsletter

Premium increase causes pain for patients, providers A new American Medical Association Policy Research Perspective dives into the pain felt by health care providers and patients, as medical liability insurance premiums rise for a sixth year in a row. These troubling...

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Premium increase causes pain for patients, providers

AMA Policy Research Perspectives Upward Trajectory of Medical Liability Premiums Persists for Sixth Year in a Row Introduction This Policy Research Perspective (PRP) examines recent trends in medical professional liability insurance (MPL) premiums from 2015 to 2024...

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Liability reforms can help doctor drought in New Mexico

In a largely rural state defined by long distances to health care, the loss of 248 doctors across New Mexico in recent years means that patients face longer wait times and further travel to access the care they need. Moreover, “New Mexico was the only state to lose...

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Arkansas liability bill heads to Governor’s desk

A controversial tort reform bill will be sent to Gov. Sarah Sanders’ desk after the state Senate narrowly approved the legislation on Thursday. If signed by the governor, House Bill 1204 would limit the amount of damages plaintiffs can recover for medical bills in...

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